#SWAT EPISODES UCLA FOR FREE#

The expectation of discipline and personal responsibility when it comes to class.

The value of having exposure to current tv/film material and working it every week.

How did he find our studio and what did he get out of class at SKS.

Branding: figuring out how casting saw him and leaning into that.

Learning what boundaries you should have when auditioning.

Auditioning early on: “I didn’t know what I didn’t know” – the freedom of being bold in the casting room.

#SWAT EPISODES UCLA FOR FREE#

Transition from doing this just for fun and for free to deciding to make a career out of it.Met a community at UCLA (Randall Park, Michael Golan) and started producing their own content.Falling in love with acting through plays and theatre.Transcript available here: Tim’s Origin Story: Getting into acting and moving to Los Angeles

Do you feel like you’re challenging them to get roles that they wouldn’t expect someone like you to fit into or are you really trying to laser into what they would expect? I’m struggling between, ‘do I want them to see all facets of me and things they might not expect or do I really want to be super targeted and focused about branding? Is it bad to have a ‘niche’Įpisode 8: Tim Chiou (Series Regular on NBC’S THE COMPANY YOU KEEP) (Scroll Down To Listen) You mentioned your reps saying you’ll get fewer auditions, but they’ll be super tailored to you. “I’m also short haired so there’s a little bit of empowerment there.“What gives you inspiration every day when you are grinding out the self tapes and just staying in it.”.

“It took me long a long time to just be like, ‘what is the worst thing that can happen? They can’t cast you?'” Through cancer, she developed a “fuck it” attitude.This business is not 2+2, there is no rhyme or reason, so you have to put in the work, be prepared and find what works for you.The incredibly quick turnaround, especially now that we are living in a world of self tapes.How she embraced playing a beloved person, and not wanting to be a caricature of her.Her Contract was signed by Wednesday night and Thursday she was on a plane to shoot. The incredibly quick turnaround – Got the sides on a Monday, tape was due Monday night.Buying a wig to transform into Chyna for her audition tape.She fought to get the audition because she KNEW she was right for it.The importance of having open dialogue with your reps.Īuditioning for the iconic role of Chyna:.As her hair started growing back, struggling with knowing what to do.I’ve been in a place sometimes, because of life, where I’m just like, ‘this is who I am either you like me or you don’t.’ And anytime I’ve kind of surrendered, “let go and let God,” is when that magic hit. “Every longer job I’ve gotten, I haven’t been thinner. As an actor we are always trying to fit a mold, and when you let go of that and lean into who YOU are that is when the magic happens.How cancer and losing her hair helped her discover herself and find her power.Being a strong direct woman and how that affects her casting and leaning into her “brand”.You’ve got to celebrate the wins, you’ve GOT to celebrate the wins, no matter how small they might seem.” Celebrating the small wins as well as the big. “The amount of work that goes into just be there, to just show up to just have the faith that you can work in this industry, is a lot of effort and a lot of belief that I think sometimes we minimize too much.Her first roles and why she keeps her very first booking as part of her “bio”.Transcript available here: Stephanie’s background in acting: Episode 8: Stephanie Czajkowski (Star Trek: Picard) (Scroll Down To Listen)

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